Korsi Senyo

Biography of Korsi Senyo

He holds a Bachelor Degree in Geography and Rural Development from KNUST, a Certificate in Conflict Analysis from the United States Institute of Peace, a Certificate in Web Designing and SSCE Certificate from Leklebi Secondary School in the Volta Region.

He is a Rural Development advocate, youth activist, social entrepreneur, and a Web Designer. He wants to make positive impact on the world through the work of peace, leadership, and above all fight against injustice, oppression, exploitation, corruption and all forms of discrimination.
He is a poet and has twenty five poems to his credit: notable among them are Let Peace Rain-read on UNIDP 2009, Like You Andam-dedicated to Prof. Kwesi Andam, I'll Change My Name, Storm At Sunset, The Pregnant Season, I Want To Pay My Debts, Heaven Tears, Four Years in Heaven, Mother Africa, Solita, Songs For You.

He was elected the Senior Prefect of Leklebi Secondary School,2003-2004 and taught for three month (during his long vacation) in the school as a Voluntary Teacher between May to August 2006.

While in KNUST, he was appointed as the Research Coordinator for National Union of Ghana Students-KNUST and Editorial Board Member for the Social Sciences Society-2006-2008. He was elected as Vice President of Volta Region Students Association-KNUST and 1st Vice President of VORSAG (National) 2006/2007.

Between 2006 and 2008, he worked as a News Reporter and Presenter at Focus FM-the University based radio station.

In Nov.2007, he Foundered and is the Leader of Youth in Agriculture & Afforestation-Ghana to encourage the youth into the agriculture sector for which he wrote this project the ‘Rural Roads Afforestation-RRA’ and ‘Implement Operate & Transfer-IOT’,2009. He also established an agric business 'MS Agric Ventures and ATTL'. He is also the Founder and the Leader of The Young Star Group-Ghana.

In May 2008-09 he was appointed as the Chairman of Welfare Board, Students Representative Council, Chairman of Students Management Board, and the Manager of SRC KBN Fund.

He also serve as Member of University Welfare Services Board and Students Financial Services of the University-2008 to 2009.

During term of office as the Welfare and the Students' Management Board Chairman. He designed and Coordinated HFC Bank/SRC Voluntary Service Programme 2008, KBN Charity Concert 2009-to raise fund into the KBN Fund, Clean-up exercise, Canteen Visitation among others.

From 2008 to 2009 he was a Member of Students’ Parliament, KNUST and a Research Coordinator for the Students' Parliament

Between 2005-2009 he was a member of the Peer Counseling Unit at the Office of the Dean of Students KNUST and a Peer Counselor for through out his stay on KNUST campus.

In January to May 2009, he was appointed as the Communications Director for AMS Foundation-NGO based in Kumasi and also Headed a Committee to draft constitution for the foundation. Between June 2009 and February 2010 he was the Programmes Director for AMs Foundation-NGO.

In June 2009, he was a Voluntary Supervisor for Head Count Exercise of the National Youth Employment Programme organized by the National Youth Council in Collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports-Ghana.

On September 21,2009, he organized the United Nation International Day of Peace for Peace Secretariat Ghana with a peace proclamations read by the KMA Mayor where he read the poem, 'Let Peace Rain'.

He was the Director for ADPL Farming Scheme, Kwabre East District and Mampong Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. (March-June,2010)

He is currently a Tutor and Head of Department Social Science at the St. Prosper's College, Ho and the Web Manager for Centre for Rural Research and Poverty Reeducation-Kumasi.

With AFCOPB, served as the Director in-charge of Peace & Conflict between March 1,2010-January 6,2011. In this period he together with Programmes Director of AFCOPB designed and piloted the Rural Peace Project in four regions in Ghana. He also lead a team to design the Peace Festival, Health Mission, Farm for Peace, My Right: My Property, Peace To All Projects. He has developed and still the Webmaster of the Centre. He also developed Peace Conference and Certificates modules. Senyo, through his innovations has extended AFCOPB to USA by the Voluntary Assistants of Rev. Dr. Class-Peters.

Currently Mr. Emmanuel Senyo Kumedzina is now the Executive Director, Coordinator-General for Peace Fellowship Network International and the Chairman for Peace Festival Secretariat.

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Like You Andam

LIKE YOU ‘ANDAM’

I’ll be like you, In capitals will I always spell your name ‘ANDAM’For the numerous footprints you left on this earth, I’ll pick them, On tablets will I prepare themSo they shall remain forever new, forever yours